Spotlight on Jennifer Elms, Gender Advisor at AKFC and AKF-US
“My hope would be that gender equality becomes so part of everybody’s DNA that integrating gender and using a gender lens will be a part of everyone.”
Work and Enterprise
The challenge: The issue of economic exclusion is a stark one: The number of unemployed youth globally is estimated at 71 million, with many regions recording a youth unemployment rate twice as high as adults. Many more young adults are underemployed, falling into the category of “working poor.” Over 40 percent of women remain outside of the formal financial system. These exclusions result in hardship at the household level, and slower growth of the global economy.
Our solution: We work on multiple fronts to create opportunities for all to build a more prosperous future. Our programs address a wide spectrum of needs, from community-based savings groups to financial services, and support to women and youth entrepreneurs. We invest in innovative, market-focused initiatives that build the knowledge, skills, and institutional capacities to promote sustainable economic growth in remote or marginalized communities.
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A message from Aswan’s young entrepreneurs for World Environment Day
Aswan, the third biggest city in Egypt, is a busy market and tourist centre on the east bank of the Nile River. But while opportunities exist, there is a large disconnect between training that is available and the skills and products in demand in an Egypt that is both quickly modernizing and grappling with the challenge of climate change.
The world we want
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), sometimes called the Global Goals, are a worldwide movement to break the cycle of poverty
Opportunity grows on trees
Four thriving enterprises that started with a little seed planted at a nutrition workshop.
Reaching the most vulnerable
Jaclyn Dolski was placed in Dushanbe, Tajikistan through AKFC’s fellowship program.
Sowing the seeds of potential: Transforming teachers
The Madrasa Program also transforms the lives of the teachers who come through its doors, by training existing and future teachers.
Dispatch from the field: What do you want to be when you grow up?
Allie Shier was part of the 2017-2018 cohort of the International Youth Fellowship Program. She participated in the International Development
East African Dialogue Series
Duration: 2014-2017 Location: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda Reach: This is a research project with no direct beneficiaries. Budget: $350,000 (AKFC: $150,000; International
Enhancing Employability And Leadership For Youth (EELY)
Duration: 2011-2017 Location: Pakistan Reach: 252,000 people (114,200 women and 137,800 men) Budget: $19 million (Global Affairs Canada: $16 million; AKFC:
